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BYRRAJU FOUNDATIONBYRRAJU FOUNDATIONBY

SUMANTH

PANKAJ

KRISHNA

SWATHI

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Set up in July 2001 in memory of thelate Satyanarayana Raju, the founderof the Satyam group of companies.

The Foundations core values are

involving people, applying knowledgeand making things happen.

HISTORYHISTORY

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VISIONVISION

The vision of Byrraju Foundation is Tocreate a World Class platform for holistic,sustainable rural transformation with core

values: involving people, applyingknowledge, and making things happen.

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Its programme's include : healthcare education literacy water environment sanitation livelihoods womens empowerment disability rehabilitation

SERVICES:SERVICES:

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In India, less than 50% of the populationhas access to essential drugs- (HumanDevelopment Report 2

In India, women have been the traditionalhealthcare providers in families. The health of

children and men folk is their responsibility.And when they fall ill, other women in thefamily or village are likely to look after them.One of the major problems in the area ofprimary health is ensuring that medical

personnel either reside within the villages thatneed their services or at least make a dailyvisit.

Primary HealthPrimary Health

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The Foundation's ModelSchool Program is aholistic Program thatincludes nearly 20different types ofoperational

interventions, with 9more to be introducedvery soon, that aims totransform the adoptedgovernment schools intoModel Schools, there by

catering to theaspirations of studentsin the rural setting. Witha view to provide in ruralschools facilities hitherto available only in elite

urban schools, theFoundation introduced

EDUCATION:EDUCATION:

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As an example a brief on the Drinkingwater initiative is presented. In mostof the adopted villages, due to highlevels of pollution in the water

source, the Rural water supplyscheme is unable to provide safedrinking water. To mitigate theproblem, the Foundation has set upa Drinking Water Project SWEET(Safe Water for Every one usingEffective Technology). The processconsists of

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coagulation, chlorinedosing, pressure sandfilter, activated carbonfilter, micron filters, UVradiation and Ozonation.The water is supplied in 12liter food grade

polyethylene cans atRs1.50 per can at theplant (Rs.12.50 paisa perliter). The capital cost ofbuilding and plant isshared between theCommunity (2/3rds) and

Foundation (1/3rd). ThePanchayat provides landfor the building and theraw water. As on datethere are 61 plantsproviding access to safedrinking water for 1

million people. The modelhas been replicated in 20other villa es.

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Women empowermentWomen empowerment

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The Foundation wishes to empower women by

Creating awareness (about their rights, status, duties andgender issues)

Provide economic opportunities - both employment andself-employment - to women in all the participant villages

Ensure 'education for all' and increase the educationlevels of women Special healthcare awarenessprogrammes for women

Formation/ activation of model women SHGs - themembers of which are to act as leaders in spreading thesocial messages to the communities and take part in theoverall transformation of the villages.

Women empowermentWomen empowerment

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The programme addresses the following primaryproblems: Inadequate extension support to farmers Declining soil fertility due toinappropriate/imbalanced nutrient use Increasing severity of pest and disease pressure Poor water management practices Post harvest losses Declining profits due to increasing productioncosts Unfavourable market linkages Inadequate credit support Non-existent risk management crop insurancesupport.

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